'Linton Hopkins' on Serious Eats

Despite its restaurant-quality presentation, Linton Hopkins'Sauteed Georgia Trout with Watercress Puree and Mandarin Salad featured in Adam Roberts'Secrets of the Best Chefs, is a relative breeze to prepare (for a chef-y dish) and worth any extra minute of effort. The trout is simply salted and seared, skin-side down for a crisp crust and barely-cooked flesh. A puree of watercress, leeks, and cream forms the base of the dish, and the whole kaboodle gets topped with a bright, bracing salad of mandarin oranges, fennel, dill, radish, and parsley. It's a beautiful plate of food, and tastes even better than it looks. More